Used in a Sentence

escargot

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for escargot.

Editorial note

That's certainly true for most Americans; in the United States, escargot is not a delicacy but a perennial joke.

Examples15
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(uncountable) A dish, commonly associated with French cuisine, consisting of edible snails.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of escargot gathered in one view.

noun

(uncountable) A dish, commonly associated with French cuisine, consisting of edible snails.

noun

(countable) A snail (often Helix pomatia) used in preparation of that dish.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for escargot.

noun

(uncountable) A dish, commonly associated with French cuisine, consisting of edible snails.

noun

(countable) A snail (often Helix pomatia) used in preparation of that dish.

Example sentences

1

That's certainly true for most Americans; in the United States, escargot is not a delicacy but a perennial joke.

2

So you walk into a culinary studio and they're having this intense class on how to properly prepare escargot.

3

Hand-reared escargot, or spinach grown within resonance of a woodpecker pecking at dawn, just two examples.

4

And there would be an ever bigger jump in the likelihood of some billionaire being the first to eat extraterrestrial escargot.

5

Why is there a push for crickets, grinded-up-bug-meatballs and insect flour when there's one that people aren't actually disgusted by -- escargot?

6

A quick HN search shows 0 comments for Escargot - is there some hidden problem with this engine not covered in this table?

7

My mom is in her sixties and doesn't recognize escargot or offal as food and believes sushi and medium rare pork are unacceptably risky.

8

Unfortunately, the dev refuses to opensource this and the Escargot rewrite.

9

Messenger support is publicly available and interoperates with our Escargot network.

10

Especially since the original Escargot server software was open source.

11

Still didn't prepare me to discover, while in China a short time later, that Pizza Hut aspires to fine dining and even offered escargot on the menu.

12

First time seeing a few of the engines listed here - based on this table I'm surprised Samsung's Escargot hasn't gotten more attention.

Quote examples

1

The farmers will eventually hit the streets and block all road traffic in "Opérations Escargot" until the thing gets repelled.

Proper noun examples

1

Escargot isn't exactly fine dining in china, you can find them at any low end night snack place in the summer.

2

Escargot is more spec-compliant than Hermes though.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use escargot in a sentence?

That's certainly true for most Americans; in the United States, escargot is not a delicacy but a perennial joke.

What does escargot mean?

(uncountable) A dish, commonly associated with French cuisine, consisting of edible snails.

What part of speech is escargot?

escargot is commonly used as noun.